Omens come to us

a warning

or an invitation

ignored in favor of trophies

further disconnection

from the Earth…

the white moose walks

a rarity

targeted for the hunt

sounding its cry

to call us together

as the time of the monsters

returns…

omens sound the alarm

in wisdom ancient

from another heartbeat

and we must choose

to remain ignorant

or to listen at last – Caroline A. Slee